Snoring & Sleep Apnea | Ottawa | Fairlawn Dental Centre

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A restful night’s sleep is essential to your quality of life. However, issues like snoring and sleep apnea can affect how well you breathe at night and lead to other symptoms that can also irritate and annoy others who may sleep around you.

Modern dental practices can help address these concerns using various techniques, and we’ll be happy to walk you through our options when you visit our team. If you’re struggling with snoring and sleep apnea, book an appointment at Fairlawn Dental Centre and find out how we can help today!

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Why Are Snoring & Sleep Apnea Dental Issues?

So why are snoring and sleep apnea considered dental problems? When you enter deep sleep, the muscles at the back of your throat loosen, obstructing the airways you use to breathe while you sleep.

When these muscles loosen, you may snore or develop sleep apnea, a condition that repeatedly starts and stops your breathing while you sleep. Both of these conditions affect the quality of sleep you have and could lead to other symptoms like:

Irritability
Gasping while sleeping
Morning headaches
Poor concentration
Memory loss
High blood pressure
Depression

If you’re struggling with these symptoms, we could help by recommending an oral appliance.

How an Oral Appliance Can Help

In the past, issues like sleep apnea were traditionally treated using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. These devices can help regulate your breathing by pushing air through your nose via a mask you wear while sleeping.

However, some patients believe CPAP machines to be cumbersome, loud, and inconvenient.

As an alternative, we could recommend a custom oral appliance specifically to support your breathing habits while you sleep. These mouthpieces help push your tongue and jaw forward, opening your airways.

Sleep in Comfort

Please call our team if you’re struggling with snoring or sleep apnea. We can help by personalizing a strategy that suits your needs and the needs of everyone who may sleep around you.

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